Instructional Resources

Interested in learning to tie? This page has some recommendations for videos featuring Japanese rope masters and their “how to” guides to shibari.

Yukimura Haruki: Secrets of Shibari

This video is the last work produced by Yukimura sensei and features the basic components of Yukimura ryuu. This is also the first how to video from Yukimura to feature English interpretation by someone who has worked closely with Yukimura for years as a translator and interpreter for countless lessons. In this 90 minute video, you will learn multiple versions of Yukimura’s hands in front tie, his gote (hands behind the back tie), several “fast rope” and “rope play” tied and three floor based partial suspensions (the “beast” tie, one leg partial suspension, and the open leg tie).

These elements form the foundation of Yukimura’s unique style and provide the basics for a lifetime of study, learning, and play.

LA Rope teaches shibari (Japanese erotic rope bondage) in the style of the late Grandmaster Yukimura Haruki. Our dojo and instructor is licensed to teach Yukimura Ryuu, one of only roughly a dozen students to hold an official teaching license (menkyo). Our classes focus on communication and connection between partners and we welcome all levels of experience, particular those with little or no experience with rope.